11 June 2022>: Clinical Research
Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized 3-Month Follow-Up Study
Katarzyna Rajfur 1ABDEF , Joanna Rajfur 1ABDEF , Tomasz Matusz 1ABF , Karolina Walewicz 1ABD , Robert Dymarek 2ABDEFG* , Kuba Ptaszkowski 2ABCD , Jakub Taradaj 3ACDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.936614
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936614
Table 3 VAS scores in both groups.
Variable | Measure | Experimental fESWT group | Control fESWT group | ||||||||||||
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χ̄ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | χ̄ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||
VAS score | Before | 7.2 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 1.7 |
After | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
1 month FU | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | |
3 months FU | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | |
value (main effect)* | |||||||||||||||
p-value (multiple comparisons)** | Before vs after: p | Before vs after: p | |||||||||||||
fESWT – focused extracorporeal shock wave; n – number of individuals; χ̄ – mean; Me – median; Min – minimum value; Max – maximum value; Q1 – lower quartile; Q3 – upper quartile; SD – standard deviation; FU – follow-up. * Friedman’s ANOVA; ** Dunn’s test. |